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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25
OCCUPATION TAX.
The City Councils Late Levy In Viola
ton of Both the State Law
and Constitution.

The city council at recent meeting
passed and had published an ordinance
levying an occupation tax for the year
1887. That the city council would
levy all in its power is but natural,
but when they impose amounts largely
in excess of what seems to be wa I
ranted by the law, tho tax payers can
but view such action as oppressive.
| The city derives its authority for col
lecting occupation or license taxes
from the general State laws and from
special charters granted by the legs
latures. Articles 1866 and 1868, revis-
ed statutes, prescribe that no city
shall levy more than one half of the
occupation tax levied by the State on
the same class Of professions, callings,
etc. The acts Of the special sessions
of legislature in 1882, changed the
amount of tax levied by the State
but the provisions of the above arti-
cles still remain in force. The latter
part Of section l of article 8 of the
constitution provides "that the occu-
patton tax levied by any county, city
or town, for any year, on persons or
corporations pursuing any profession
or business shall not exceed one-half
OF the tax levied by the State for the
same period on each profession or bus
iness." The city council has violated
both the State law and the constitution
in enacting the above ordinance as
will be evidenced by comparing it with
the State occupation tax law. With
out going into detail, the action of the
council would appear to be VOID in So
clauses OF said ordinance. They have
not only levied exceeding half the
State tax, but in many cases double
that amount. No city council in the
past has vcnturcd so far In legislation
and il is doubtful, if contested, wheth-
er such action will bear scrutiny be-
fore the courts
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25
WACO NOTES.

WACO, Tex, May 25.-At a special
meeting of the city council ii was decid-
ed to erect a city hall to cost not less
than $4,000 and not over $50, 600. This
elegant structure is to be placed in the
center of the plaza. Mayor Sturgis will
advertise for bids at once, and as soon
as they are received and accepted work
on the building will commence. The
building will be sjx110 feet, and have
four frontages, and will be two stories
in hight with basement story.
Mr.. A. f. Corning, chairman of the
Anti Monopoly party of McLennan and
Falls counties. has issued a call for a
meeting TO be held in this city May %.
at the Odd Fellows Hall, for the pur-
pose Of nominating a candidate for State
senator to ill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Hon. Richard Harri-
son.
A fourteen-year old son Of Mr. W. F.
kirkpatrick, who lives a few miles from
town, attempted to drive q cartridge in
to the barrel Of pistol with a hammer
The cartridge exploded and the ball
lodged in his hand. The wound is Sc
rious. and the doctors fear that his hand
win have to be smputated
Contractors on the outside work Of the
Federal building are finishing up their
work.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25
BURGLARY.
Mr.. Minyard's Residence on
Live Oak Entered.

w. NJ. Minyard's residence on Live
Oak street was burglarized last night.
Mr. Minyard was sleeping in the gal.
lcry and his wife in the family bed
room. About o'clock Mrs. Minyard
was awakened and, standing at the
foot of the he'd with his hands resting
on the foot-board. stood black ne
gro, there being low light burning
in the room. She gave a scream, and
the negro decamped. Mr.. Minyard
was aroused by the screaming of his
wife but when he got into the room
I'll e thief was gone. Looking around
he found his pantaloons on the back
veranda and tho pockets empty of
money, keys and tobacco. Evidently
the burglar had made tho second trip
into the room with the keys, TO reach
the bureau drawers.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25
MORE BLOOD IN THE TERRITORY

TAmEQUAH, |. T., May 25.-News
reaches here of desperate fight in the
Flint District between convicts who es-
capped from the national prison here a
month or so ago, and the sheriff of that
district and his posse, who came upon
the convicts in the mountains and or
dered them to halt, but they would not,
when the sheriff and posse fired upon
them and they returned the fire, and a
regular battle was indulged in, the sheriff
and one of his posse being killed on one
side, and one of the convicts was killed
and the other mortally wounded. Two
horse thieves fell in with the convicts
during the fight, and assisted them to es-
cape. This makes seven men reported
killed and wounded in that district in
the last ten days.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25
LoOses 5000.

John Callahan, OF the Glen Lea res
taurant, has brought suit in Justice
Kendal's court against f. NJ. Kahn &
Co., to recover 5000 Mr.. Callahan
claims that he went to Kahn's cloth
ing store and purchased a suit of
clothes. lie left his old clothes at the
store. After he had left the store he
thought of his pocket book which
contained 5000. .Ee went back, found
the clothes, but no money. The party
who sold Mr.. Callahan the suit claims
there was no money left in the old
clothes, so far as he is aware.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25
Charged with Violating Sunday Law

Charged with Violating Sunday Law,
Rube Klein was before Recorder
Brown this morning charged with
selling beer on Sunday. The evil
dence was considered insufficient and
Mr.. Klein was discharged
Ed Huffman followed on the same
charge. The man who drank the beer
testified that he called for it and Huff
man told him that he couldn't sell it
on Sunday, but that he would give it
to him. and he drank it under those
circumstances. There was a dispute
between the officers and Huffman as to
the time also:.the latter claiming it was
10 minutes past IL o'clock Monday
The accused was discharged.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25
Convicted and Astonished. .

The jury, in case of Mrs. Wylie, tried
in the United States court for making
counterfeit money, returned a verdict
this morning of guilty. Mrs. Wiley
was evidently surprised. When Ruby
Wilson met her this morning in the
clerks Office she remarked "Will you
shake hands with convict" Ruby
seemed surprised and said: as it pos
sible YOU are convictcd?"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25
Reception at the Y. M. G. A.

There was quite large attendance
last evening at the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms.
The occasion was the regular monthly
reception to membero and the lecture
of Prof. Calvin Mccormick on the
subject of Formation of Rocks. Z"
The lecture is spoken of as having
been very interesting and instructive.
The professor has made geology a
study and is we'll informed.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25
PREPARING FOR THE DRILL

PARIS, Texas, May 25.-The interstate
drill managers have completed the ad-
ditional grand stand. Its seating capac-
ity is over 1000. At the drill grounds
the stand privileges were sold at auction,
and brought something over $500.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25
One Way to Get Money.

A gentleman who was desirous TO
"raise the wind" who gave his name
as Frank Lisman, arrested a party
Monday claiming TO be an officer.
Lisman informed the party that $15
would satisfy him. Mr.. Lisman was
arrested, and his case comes up in the
recorders court tomorrow.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25
THAT SILVER DOLLAR MYS-
Terry.
Another Arrest for Counterfeit
ing,

ing.
Deputy U. S. Marshal arrested Mrs.
Dischara, wife of Francisco Dischara,
implicated in passing counterfeit mon
oy, this morning. Scioma, the clerk
of Dischara, says that the woman gave
him the counterfeit money to make
change for the $5 for which Scioma is
now languishing in Jail.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25
Prohibition Climb.

Monday night a prohibition club
was organized at Estellc with Al men,
bers. ID. p. GoodfelIow was elected
presideni and w. ]. Borah secretary.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-25

40, Mike, faix, and here's a bottle
of Col Hughes high wines. The no.
bility may be able to reach the cork,
but its too high for we gentry"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-03-03
INDIGNANT EDITORS.

Country Newspaper Proprletors Charge n
Man Said to lie Connected with Concel n
which Thrives on Their Patronage with
Inaugurating n Movement Injurious to
Their Interests.
MANSFIELD, o., Feb. 2s.-The country
editors of Ohio are, many of them, highly
incensed against one W. s. Cappeller, who
is said to be one of the principal pro-
prietors of the American Press Associa-
tion, concern which supplies the coun-
try papers with plate matter, for the
move he has lately inaugurated against
the country press in the matter Of rates
paid for legal advertising Cappeller
claims that the prices paid are too high to
country papers, but only fairly adequate
for the metropolitan dailies On the other
hand the country editors insist that legal
"adn is not like commercial notice, de-
manding the widest possible crcula-
tion, but il published in journal
circulating generally in the county or
dis trict where those affected by the .sad"
reside, that ii is often more effective dis
semination of the notice than might be OBJ
tanned by insertion in a journal of much
greater circulation. The country press
will Of course take this matter u,, and the
prospects are that Mr.. Cappeller has tackled
rather more than he will be able to handle.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-03-03
BORN WITHOUT EYES.
Natures Strange Freak With an
Unfortunate Indiana Infant
There is no Defect in ANY Other organ Of
Sense.

BRAZIL, IND, Feb. 25.-September 5, 1885,
was born TO William and Anna Armstrong,
OF Coal City, near the Clay Comfy line Of
Owen County, a daughter, perfect in all
other physical respects, but eyeless. The
external parts Of the eye, the ella and the
eyelids are perfect; but the eyeball is en-
tirely wanting. The eyelids are closed
normally, never opening voluntarily, but
they may be separated with apparently
little effort The shedding Of tears,
when crying, indicates the presence and
normal action OF the lachrymal glands.
There is no defect in any other organ Of
sense, either structural or functional: At
birth she weighed eight and half pounds,
being smaller than any of her brothers
and sisters-she is the sixth and youngest
child. For six months following her birth
she matured slowly, retaining the appear
ance Of newborn babe. Nellie, for this
is the child's name, is developing as rap
idly as is consistent with the degree Of
physical exercise her blindness permits her
TO take. She can not walk, but by the aid
OF chair she manages to move around the
room. Her parents do not encourage her
in walking, humoring her inclination, and
recognizing possible danger from ac-
cidents. Her appetite, digestion and health
are good and exceptionally free from dis
ease. No defect or ailnent manifests
itself in any other part Of the body as she
develops. When but a few days old Mel
lie betrayed stong appreciation for the
light by turning her face toward the win
dow or open door. Her sense Of touch is
so acute that she is able TO distinguish the
different members of the family in this
way. She eagerly grasps q hand
that touches her face or person,
and, caressing it, gives expression
TO affectionate recognition She can not
talk, but utters sounds belonging to chil-
dren Of q younger age. She is wakeful Of
nights, sleeping only in the daytime She
scarcely ever cries, but, on the contrary,
is playful and cheerful. She will sit for
hours on little mat on the floor content
edly engaged with her playthings, of which
she has quite collection, showing marked
appreciation for trifles, among which is
common rubber hair-pin, which she has
treasured for nearly q year. She will oc-
cupy her cradle at times, and what's much
better than most children will do, she
takes pleasure in rocking herself II the
cradle chances to come in contact with the
wall or other obstruction, she will in her
own way make an emphatic appeal TO have
things set right.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-03-03
Novel Torpedo Boat.

WAsHISGroN, Feb. PA working
model of a torpedo boat of novel design
was exhibited to the members of the
House Naval Committee yesterday by the
inventor, General Berdan. The boat is in
tended to do effective service in cases
where other forms of torpedo have failed
that is, where the craft attacked is pro-
tected by network fchains suspended be.
yond the hull by spars. The model is thai
of vessel $50 feet in length, 20 feet in
breadth and 16 feet in depth, and intended
to attain speed of "a 6-l0 knots an hour.
A feature of this craft consists of pal.
of brass tubes arranged vertically on the
sides and opening downward, capable OF
firing torpedoes containing two hundred
pounds of dynamite or other high explo
sives.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-03-03
LOUISA, LAWRENCE co. KY. MARCH g. 1887
ENORMOUS LAND PURCHASE.
An Old Mexican Grant of 6O,OOO,0O0
Bought by Syndicate.

Bought by a Syndicate.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 2-Probably the
most extensive private land purchase ever
made in this country was consummated
In this city short time ago, and within
few weeks all the necessary papers
will be prepared and a formal claim
for possession entered. While Texas
was still province OF the Mexican
Republic certain DIR. Beales, an emf
grant from England, married a native Of
Mexico, became a citizen, and desiring to
form colony upon the frontier, obtained
from the Mexican Government an i'm
mense grant Of land, consisting OF sixty
million Of acres, known as the Arkansas
grant, situated in what are now the States
of Texas, Colorado and the Territory Of
New Mexico. just then the war Of Texas
independence broke out, and DIR. Beales
found it impossible to establish his
colony. The grant was renewed,
however, and the treaty Of Guadaloupe
Hidalgo being so framed as to protect
those holding grants from the Mexican
Government, DIR. Beales retained
he was able to carry out his plans
for forming a colony he died, and the grant
passed to his minor children. They did
not, however, appreciate the value of
the land, and no part of it has ever been
sold. Now q company OF American
capitalists, Rufus Hatch being among
the number, have obtained the title
to the land from the heirs, and will, it is
said, take possession thereof in a short
time. The grant covers q district in North
western Texas, Northeastern New Mexico
and Southeastern Colorado, embracing in
all more than sixty million acres, but prior
grants will reduce this to about fifty mil
lion. Those interested in the purchase will
not at present make public the exact
boundaries.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-03-03
Ihrounh a Rrldna.

NEEDLES, CAL, Feb. 2f.-A passenger
train on the Atlantic and Pacific railroad
went througha a culvert few miles west
OF here. The wreck caught fire, and the
mail and ex .ress and baggage cars were
destroyed. The engine was smashed
up, and was also damaged
by the fire. Engineer E. J. Hodg-
don sustained probably fatal injuries.
Mail Agent L. l.. Peppin and j. K Nickin-
son were seriously injured. Brakeman E.
l.. Gilbert, two Indians and a tramp were
burned to death. DR.. NJ. j.. Chase, of
Galesburg, ILL.,, was bruised on the head.
W. Marin, of Quincy, Ill, had leg in
jured. Most of the baggage and mail was
burned up.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-03-03
THE DUNHAM TRAGEDY.
The Injured wife Describes the killing o
Her Husband and Babe.


WARSAW, IND, Feb. 25,-Mrs. Dunham,
che wife of the man who was so foully
murdered, with her child, near here three
weeks ago, is rapidly convalescing, but is
not yet able to make a statement that
would be accepted in court, but she is well
enough TO converse intelligently about
the horrible affair, and states
that she and her husband were in
the barn doing the evening chores when
Plew came in, and after few words at
tackled her husband. She became fright
ened and ran in the house. In few min
utes Plew came in and struck her, and she
fell to the floor insensible. The last she
can remember is hearing the agonizing
screams of her child, which was after
wards found with its throat cut. Plew
will not have preliminary trial until she
is able to make full and complete state
ment of the whole affair.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-03-03
STIRRING SCENES.
Colonel Robertson ForcIbiy Elected From
the Indiana Senate Chamber.

INDIASAPoLIs, 1Sp, Feb. "a. = Stirring
| scenes were enacted this forenoon in the
Senate chamber. Colonel Robertson, who
was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor
some time ago applied at the Senate door
for admission and was refused. He con-
tinued 10 stand at the door until some one
on the inside said, 'sThat's all right and
he passed into the chamber. Senator De
Motto applied at another door, but could
not gain admission, and he battered and
beat upon the door for some time in the
effort TO get In, He then passed down
70 the middle door just as Senator John
son entered. The latter turned and
saw the doorkeeper refuse admission
to DeMotte and he began 10 expostulate
with them, calling them thugs and
scoundrels and demanding that DeMotte
should be admitted. Senator Mcdonald
then left his seat and passed over to the
door and took johnson by the arm. As
soon as the latter felt the grip Of the SEN
ator he turned and planted blow with his
fist squarely between MeDonalds eyes,
staggering him and making an ugly cut on
the bridge OF his nose. Mcdonald did not
resent the blow, but calmly advised John
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-03-03
THE AWFUL EARTHQUAKES.
Over 1900 People Killed in One Dis
trict Alone.

Row., Feb. A-Details have been re-
ceivcd this morning of the results of the
earthquakes yesterday showing that the
effects were far more serious than was
thought. The loss of life and destruction
Of property is learned to have been terri
bic. The most startling news comes from
the Genoese Riviera. Over 1900 people
were killed in that district. At the viii
lage of Baiardo, situated at the top of a
hill, number Of the inhabitants took ref
uge in a church when the shocks were
first felt. A subsequent and greater shock
demolished the church, and 800 people who
were nit were killed. The destruction of
property in the sections of Italy visited by
the earthquakes was immense and wide
spread ,a
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-03-03
Panic In a Church.

PUTNAM, Cr., Feb. 4.-Fire broke out
last evening in tenement houses adjoining
st. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. The
church was filled with worshipers at the
time, and the alarm created almost q
panic. The congregation rushed from tho
doors and several women tainted. A num-
Der of persons were somewhat injured,
none Of them, however, seriously. The
baptismal font was overturned anG broken
in the confusion. The fire was soon ex-
tinguished, with slight damage.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-03-03
Yaluahla Iron niscovery.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.-The Industrial CARTE,
of this city, makes the announcement that
there has just been uncovered near Tusca-
loosa, Ala, bed Of red hematite iron ore
sixteen feet thick, which analyses sixty
two and half per cent of metallic iron,
and is believed to be the most extensive
and valuable deposit of the kind in the
United States.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-03-03
FERGUSON & CONLEY. Publishers.
THE GARFIELD FAMILY.
A Glimpse at the Handsome Homo ~
Mentor and Its Occupants.

Mentor and Its Occupants.
In five years there have been many
notable changes in the Garfield family.
There have been no deaths, but the
children of whom the father was so
fond have grown up. The two older
boys have begun course in the Co
lumbia College Law School, and Harry.
the elder, has been teaching in some
Eastern school. Both are graduates Of
Williams College. James R Garfield
has been studying law with Judge
Boynton in Cleveland, and is looked
upon by friends of his father as the
son most like him in every way.
He has his fathers size, complexion,
eyes and manner. Both sons are now
men, and have, it is said, great am
bition. Miss Mollie, the only daughter,
is now young woman taller than her
mother, and has about finished her
studies. The two younger sons,
Abram and Irwin-the latter named
for General Irwin Mcdowell old
enough to enter a school on the Hud-
son, and left home for their duties
there recently. They had never been
away from home alone before.
Since the preliminary education Of
Abram and Irwin III the Cleveland
public schools the mother has had no
further desire to live in city. She
has ordered her mansion in Cleveland
sold and has decided to make her
future home in Mentor. She has here
added TO the modest frame house of
her husband Queen Anne" structure
which cost $4,000. 1t is the most inn
posing home IN the country, although
the new part is behind and wholly SUBJ
servient to the old house in which tile
President lived. This still remains the
head and front of the Garfield home,
although remodeled to conform with
the addition. A $4,000 addition to q
5000 house is curiosity in modern
architecture, but sentiment for the
past and its illustrious dead inspired
it There are probably sixty rooms in
both new and old houses. They 70
all furnished in modern style and with
considerable elegance, and there is an
air of aristocracy about the interior
which Garfield did not know in his own
home. Although the house is far in
the country it has all the conveniences
of city home-in plumbing, gas-tit-
ting and steam-heating.
A natural gas well has been bored on
the farm, and the yard is kept lighted
day and night The main entrance is
through the old house. In the hall
facing the door is "Grandma' Gar
field old wall-sweep clock, which her
ashland brought home just sixty years
ago. 1t is still the standard time" of
that house, and keeps on ticking just
as it did when the President was born.
To the left is the smoking room, which
is a lounging room for the family,
James being their only one who
smokes. To the right is the old parlor.
now reception room, and rich in relics
Of the dead. 1t was once his study.
Bibles and other books are upon the
tables, and the furniture is much the
the same as when the family left for
Washington. World.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-03-03
Color In the Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. = Ex-Minister
Langston and others are getting up pc
tition to have a colored man appointed Sec
rotary of Agriculture, in case the Presi-
dent signs the bill making that depart
ment a Cabinet one. Peter H. Clark, Of
Cincinnati, is mentioned as the most like
ly man. They argue that the recognition
of colored Democrat in the Cabinet
would be grand political move.